one of my first books by ole steven was the sauce book. Since i got that I've been a total junkie for sauce making. I go down to the liqour store to scout for possible sauce ingredients more often than I go to buy drinkage lately. I am always compelled to buy peppers (usually red fresnos or serranos) when at the store or the farmer's markets. This week, I plan on experimenting with some new ingredients and sending out little cups of sauce with chicken fingers to all of my BBQ tasters (that is, my hungry friends).

I bought some of the Bud Beechwood sauce after touring the brewery last spring. I smoked a couple racks of baby backs and put this sauce on one of them. That rack disappeared lightening fast! Everyone loved it. I thought it was great too!

This book was my 4th purchase of one of Steven's books. My BBQ library just didn't seem complete without it. And yes, I've used hard cider in some of my sauce recipes - it goes great with pork and chicken.

Unlike propane, you'll never wake up scorched and naked in another county because you mishandled a bag of briquettes.

Does the book show you how to make sauces from scratch, or does it just say here or some sauces you can make?

I am looking at makeing my own sauces from scratch. I want to learn the a to z process of good sauces. Have some sauces in the bbq bible, but I do want more.

Welcome to the board, kevinv!

Yes, all of Steven's books show you how to make sauces from scratch. Some of these sauces are ketchup-based, but a lot of them are made using tomato sauce instead so they're really from scratch. I've made a few dozen sauces out of Steven's books and they're all excellent.

Incidentally, they all process well too if you're looking to make extra batches of them. I often make a double or triple batch of some of these sauces and then can them for later in the year, and they've all turned out great too.

Unlike propane, you'll never wake up scorched and naked in another county because you mishandled a bag of briquettes.

Hi folks. I make my own sauce because I'm located in Africa and there isn't any sauce for sale here. Sometimes you stumble on a jar or two on the shelf, but it isn't any brand you've ever heard of, it's probably made in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, and it's expensive. Only Americans BBQ here so anything to do with it is super expensive. Besides, I can make sauce that is better than any out of a jar anyway.